Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-06-24

outwards. There were only us three
saved from the wreck, and one of us
died"
"And did the other lve?" May ask
ed
Eyes, miss. but he kept it secret. lie
was poor, YOU see, and his wifes moth =
er had behaved badly. and let him and
his wife and children almost starye.
though she had plenty. SO when he'd
make enough TO come back, without a
penny in his pocket, and came here and
found that he was counted dead, and
that his wife had gone to her mother
with the little ones. he thought it no
use TO take them back to starve again,
so he determined not to let her know
he was alive till he'd money enough to
keep them. SO he went back to
America. He wanted me TO 90 with
him, but says, NO, sir. tisn't money
| want, but just the sea-faring life I've
been used to, to make me happy. How
ever, he went, and he's made a lot of
l )ney; twas he sent me the money to
get yonder little craft with, now that |
felt inclined to settle down a bit; he
wished me to come here because it was
where he lived before he set sail. :"
Mrs. Brandleth looked up at him
with startled eyes, and lips that would
scarcely move
~ -. h.. la lrnI
while the color died from Mays face,
and her hands neryously clasped
themselves together.
Hes gone to seek his wife. and tell
her he 5 not dead, She d have her
sorrow over mourning for him, when
he first got back, you see 50 he never
let her know. He'll be over there by
tomorrow or next day, expect"
Mrs. Brandleth rose. piteously clasp
ing the sailors hands. Tell me his
name" she said, feebly.
MIR. Trevor, ma am; he's doctor
~ She heard no more, but sank
faiuting at Mays feet.
Il always felt that Alice laid his
death at my door" she said, when she
opened her eyes; shell forgive me
now, and he viii, too, for have taken
care of you both for HIM
A telegram was sent out that after
noon TO tell Hugh Trevor that h,
would find his wife and child where
years before he had left them. AnC
then they waited with an impatience
and happiness that seemed almost toe
much to bear, till that happy day
/ should come when the train, which
years before had seemed to little Frank
TO come from some unknown world
should bring the lost one back again.
If had known il all these years"
Alice said. 1T would have been better
to have told me.
1T was my fault, dear" Mrs. Brand
leth said. He thought you would hav,
refused my help, perhaps, if he lived
and he could not do much for you
Tom Hardy says he has been working
all these years to endow you with hi.
earnings at last. And thus the ON,
unkind thought vanished.
Il think | VIII 90 and meet him.
Alice had said at first, meaning to Q,
to southampton and bring him bacI
to Drayton; but she gave up the idea
long before she received the Telegram
from him to say he had re ached Eng
land. for Mrs. Brandleth had broker
down beneath the excitement and lonj
years of her busy life, and was i'll am
failing. So when the day came at las
Alice left May-May who was almo S
a woman now-to take care of he1
grandmother and went down through
the summer fields to the little station
to meet her husband.
1t was late when the train ca me in
almost evening time, and the sun wa.
setting when the husband and wifi,
went hand in hand toward the house
where Mrs Brandeth and May were
awaiting them. Mrs. Brandleth wa.
watching them from the window. 9TH,
day is nearly done, she said. and q
moment later she tottered forward tC
meet her son-in law. u am so thank
full, - she said. Is she kissed his bronz
ed cheek.
She never saw the sun rise again
but she died knowing that when il
looked next upon them she best loved
it would be 10 see that their only sor.
row was that which her parting gave
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